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Monday, September 28, 2009

K-STATE SOLAR CAR TO BE ON DISPLAY AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY: The football team won't be the only Kansas State University attraction in Kansas City this weekend. Members of K-State's solar car team will be displaying their car, Paragon, at the Kansas Speedway Friday, Oct. 2.

CONOCOPHILLIPS SUPPORTS K-STATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROGRAMS: ConocoPhillips, Houston, has made a philanthropic commitment to Kansas State University, which will be recognized in a ceremony at the Sept. 26 K-State football game in Bill Snyder Family Stadium. A five-year commitment is designed to support four areas at K-State, and a 2009 gift is designated for scholarships and initiatives in the Colleges of Business Administration and Engineering, as well as the ConocoPhillips SPIRIT Scholars program.

ARCHITECTURAL WORK OF 96 K-STATE STUDENTS ON DISPLAY IN EAST WING OF SEATON HALL: The architectural work of 96 Kansas State University students from the College of Architecture, Planning and Design who recently studied abroad is on display through Oct. 9 in the Chang Gallery and first floor hallway of Seaton Hall's east wing. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.

K-STATE'S CAT CANNON PROVIDES BLASTS OF PURPLE PRIDE: Members of Kansas State University at Salina's Cat Cannon Club know what it takes to raise Wildcat spirit to new heights at home K-State football games: teamwork, nerves of steel and being very precise at folding T-shirts.

NATIONAL RADON PROGRAM SERVICES MOVING TO K-STATE: Engineering Extension Services in the College of Engineering at Kansas State University, as a partner in the Midwest Universities Radon Consortium, will assume administration of national radon services and projects, formerly provided by the National Safety Council for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, effective Sept. 26.

DISC GOLFERS URGED TO AVOID HITTING PEOPLE AND PROPERTY: Though disc golf and its Scottish predecessor may have different dress codes, jargon and professional associations, they share at least one basic rule: You don't want to find yourself in the path of someone's tee shot. That's true for buildings and other property on campus as well.

JULIE BRYANT TO BE NEWEST MEMBER OF K-STATE'S ACCOUNTING HALL OF FAME: A Seneca native will be the newest member of the Accounting Hall of Fame at Kansas State University. Julie Bryant, who earned bachelor's degrees in accounting and finance from K-State in 1988, will be inducted Friday, Sept. 25, at the K-State department of accounting's annual scholarship banquet.

K-STATE SILVER KEY STUDENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT HOMELESSNESS: Members of K-State's sophomore honorary, Silver Key, will host the annual Sleepout for the Homeless on the Bosco Plaza beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, and ending at 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 25. The philanthropic event is to raise awareness about the issue of homelessness.

K-STATE'S MICHAEL CATES NAMED TO EXECUTIVE POSITION ON THE ONE HEALTH COMMISSION: Michael Cates, director of Kansas State University's master of public health program, has been named secretary and treasurer of the One Health Commission, a national group established to spotlight the connections between human, animal and environmental health and the benefits of a collaborative approach to better health for all.

SWAHILI LANGUAGE COURSES EXPANDING AT K-STATE: Swahili is expanding across Africa as a major language -- and at Kansas State University, too. K-State is now offering four semesters of Swahili instruction: Swahili I and II, both offered since fall 2007, and the new Swahili III and IV.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

CAMPUS ALERT: IF YOU SEE BORONG LIU ON CAMPUS, CALL POLICE: Borong Liu, a former Kansas State University English Language Program student, has been released from the Riley County Jail where he had been confined on $10,000 bond. His arrest was the result of an ongoing investigation of criminal threats to individuals.